Disease and age pattern of hospitalisation and associated costs in India: 1995-2014.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The prime objective of this study is to examine the trends of disease and age pattern of hospitalisation and associated costs in India during 1995-2014. DESIGN:Present study used nationally representative data on morbidity and healthcare from the 52nd (1995) and 71st (2014) rounds of the National Sample Survey. SETTINGS:A total of 120 942 and 65 932 households were surveyed in 1995 and 2014, respectively. MEASURES:Descriptive statistics, logistic regression analyses and decomposition analyses were used in examining the changes in patterns of hospitalisation and associated costs. Hospitalisation rates and costs per hospitalisation (out-of-pocket expenditure) were estimated for selected diseases and in four broad categories: communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs),

SUBMITTER: Kastor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786114 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature